Numbers 26:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

There were 43,730 men from the tribe of Reuben, the eldest son of Jacob. These men were from the clans of Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

Cross References

Genesis 29:32

Leah gave birth to a son and named him Reuben, because she said, “The LORD has taken away my sorrow. Now my husband will love me more than he does Rachel.”

Genesis 35:22

During their time there, Jacob's eldest son Reuben slept with Bilhah, who was one of Jacob's other wives. And Jacob found out about it.

Genesis 35:23

Jacob had twelve sons while living in northern Syria. His firstborn Reuben was the son of Leah, who later gave birth to Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun. Leah's servant Zilpah had two sons: Gad and Asher. Jacob and his wife Rachel had Joseph and Benjamin. Rachel's servant woman Bilhah had two more sons: Dan and Naphtali.

1 Chronicles 5:1

Reuben was the eldest son of Jacob, but he lost his rights as the firstborn son because he slept with one of his father's wives. The honour of the firstborn son was then given to Joseph,

1 Chronicles 5:3

Reuben had four sons: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

Exodus 6:14

The following men were the heads of their ancestral clans: The sons of Reuben, Jacob's eldest son, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

Numbers 1:20

The number of men from each tribe who were at least twenty years old and strong enough to fight in Israel's army was as follows: 46,500 from Reuben, the eldest son of Jacob, 59,300 from Simeon, 45,650 from Gad, 74,600 from Judah, 54,400 from Issachar, 57,400 from Zebulun, 40,500 from Ephraim, 32,200 from Manasseh, 35,400 from Benjamin, 62,700 from Dan, 41,500 from Asher, 53,400 from Naphtali. The total number of men registered by Moses, Aaron, and the twelve leaders was 603,550.

Numbers 26:4

what the LORD had said about counting the men twenty years and older, just as Moses and their ancestors had done when they left Egypt.